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Ian
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1st Jan 09 at 22:57   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If you're not comfortable either then perhaps it would have been better to change both?

Where abouts are you in the country?
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nottingham i am near?
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There isn't much that tends to go wrong on the rear of Corsas so, like eel has already pointed out rear beam bushes?

I seriously wouldn't recommend replacing 1 shock either.

You can get a pair of OE Bilsteins for about £60 for the rear.
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the garage were i took it just wanted to change one shock, do you think i should get him to look at the beam brushers??
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I missed the bit about it being at the read of the car, ignore the bit about CV joints.

I'm struggling to think what else is there that would knock. I've known backboxes do it against the trailing arm but that's nearside.
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quote:
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the garage were i took it just wanted to change one shock, do you think i should get him to look at the beam brushers??
I think you should stop going there.
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Bushes, as in what you normally have outside your house.

TBH if you suggest something to a garage they will normally just change it and charge you for it regardless if they think its knackered or not.
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true the garage ant got a clue what the noise is and there just changing thing for the sake of it, thats why im on here for advice because they and got a clue but i need it doing because the noise is not good??
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Just clarify - this is at the back of the car on the right side.

Is that right side looking at the front of the car, ie. the side nearest the pavement when you're parked in the direction of travel or right side looking at the rear of the car, which is the side furthest away from the pavement?
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the drivers side of the car??
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So it's not the exhaust then?

Have you tried wobbling the backbox yourself.

Make sure it's not hot.
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yes had the done aswel its not the exhaust the other side??
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trailing arm bushes, knackered absorber top mount, loose fuel tank?! youre gonna have to get under the car and tug at everything on that side
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had te fuel tank check and bsorber done these bushes i ant done everything looks ok under the car
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yeh but they most probably changed the shock and used the old top mount rubbers!
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mount rubbers? bushers? do i need to get then changed to??
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take it to another garage mate and let THEM diagnose the problem
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The rear suspension mount rubbers aren't all that substantial though Jake, I can't imagine that would cause knocking.
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filler neck mounts...
is it a deep knock? or a tinny knock?
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ive payed for it to be fixed and it ant, and this is the 2nd garage ive been to mate and the all seem shocking to be honest do not wha to do with it? any idears? what should i tell the to look for because there rubbish?
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like the cars hitting the floor to be honest??
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Corsas are fairly straight forward to look at mate and quite easy to diagnose issues with them especially on the rear.
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not at this garage mate im sure there lookn at it with there eyes shut?
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Garages are lazy, trouble is if you describe something to them they will normally replace the most expensive part like they have already done.

I reckon rear beam bushes next.

Are you running lowering springs BTW?
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Another thought - could also be that the upper damper thread is overtightened. That would sound like that on that side of the car if the bush is compressed too heavily.

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